Sleeper Ranch Fire
The Sleeper Ranch Fire was reported on August 14, 2025 in Park County, Wyoming and burned 20,657 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,657 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM MDT, 20,657 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.209, -108.747.
The incident
- Size
- 20,657 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 Miles NE from Meeteetse, WY
- County
- Park County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Meeteetse
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WYPAX-000256
- IRWIN identifier
- 3758DDEE-A5FE-49F0-AC60-DEE0043EBF5B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 14, 2025 (1,128 acres) to October 6, 2025 (20,657 acres). The largest one-day growth was 16,919 acres, mapped August 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2025 | 1,128 | |
| August 15, 2025 | 18,046 | +16,918 |
| October 6, 2025 | 20,657 | +2,611 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cody, WY covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM MST. Identifier 2025-WYPAX-000256.